Revised draft charter against will of referendum, Thai court rules

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Revised draft charter against will of referendum, court rules

KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that the revised draft charter made by the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) was against the will of the August 7 referendum.

 

An additional question in the referendum had asked voters to accept that the appointed Senate should join with the House of Representatives in selecting a candidate for prime minister during the five-year transitional period.

The court wanted the charter to make clear that the appointed senators should be able to join the House of Representatives in waiving a list of PM candidates drawn up by political parties if they could not vote for any candidate in the normal process. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Revised-draft-charter-against-will-of-referendum-c-30296475.html

 

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[Thechook]

They are the military and can do as they please and if you don't like it then pack your tooth brush.  The referendum was a sham conducted in complete secrecy.  No one outside the junta knows any official results, independent observers were banned and the people were fed what the junta wanted to feed them.  There is absolutely no transparency in anything they do.

[NongKhaiKid]

Look at that smirk, is it ' I know something you don't 'or ' I'm coming to get you ? '

The kiss of a mafia don.

[Thechook]

3 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Look at that smirk, is it ' I know something you don't 'or ' I'm coming to get you ? '

The kiss of a mafia don.

It's a can't touch this look.  

[tbthailand]

CDC chief Meechai Ruchupan acknowledged the Constitutional Court's ruling that the Senate should also be able to join MPs in requesting to waive candidate lists proposed by parties.

 

military / elite control is tightening... 

[waldroj]

This is nothing more than carefully orchestrated delaying tactics by the NCPO and its appointees!

 

Despite Prayut asserting that he will stick to his 6-4-6-4 Roadmap (http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/pm-says-will-stand-by-6-4-6-4-formula-to-general-elections/120194/), this timetable for the elections is now stalled - and, it can not even restart until the "people's" Constitution has been accepted by the NLA and the Constitutional Court.

 

So, while Prayut will continue to assure Thais that everything is on track (for elections), expect to see the CC putting up many more obstacles as the CDC continues its appointed task of completing the first four Organic Bills in accordance with Section 267.

 

Meanwhile, Prayut can sit back, wiggle his fingers, and smirkingly consider how "excellent" things are (not) progressing!

 

 

[colinneil]

When i see a face looking like that i just want to SLAP IT.

[brucec64]

Everything is coming together. This ruling virtually guarantees that prayuth will be the next PM.